Oslo

[oz-loh, os-; Norw. oos-loo]

Os·lo

[oz-loh, os-; Norw. oos-loo]
noun
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord. 463,022.
Formerly, Christiania.

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Nor·way

[nawr-wey]
noun
Norwegian, Norge. a kingdom in N Europe, in the W part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 4,404,456; 124,555 sq. mi. (322,597 sq. km). Capital: Oslo.
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Oslo (ˈɒzləʊ, Norwegian ˈuslu)
 
n
Christiania, Former name: Kristiania the capital and chief port of Norway, in the southeast at the head of Oslo Fjord (an inlet of the Skagerrak): founded in about 1050; university (1811); a major commercial and industrial centre, producing about a quarter of Norway's total output. Pop: 521 886 (2004 est)

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Oslo definition


Capital of Norway and largest city in the country, located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast; Norway's main port and chief commercial, industrial, and transportation center.

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